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All the news, press releases and reports on the use of biometrics in the Travel & Transportation sector - including land, sea and airside border control, automated fast track systems, boarding gates and baggage handling…

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Vision-Box:Contactless tech can help prevent pathogen spread 31 March 2020

Vision-Box believes that lives can be saved by using seamless, contactless digital identity technology equipped with advanced biometrics.

 

Its touchless clearance functionality used in travel hubs and at border crossings is designed to prevent the transmission and spread of pathogens by limiting, and in many cases, eliminating the need for travelers to physical interact with potentially infected machines, security or airline personnel. 


ACLU challenges DHS on face recognition 19 March 2020

The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging use of face recognition surveillance technology by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ICE, and the TSA.


Acuant expands trusted ID platform 27 February 2020

Acuant, a global provider of identity verification solutions, announced today new technology for advanced passive liveness test in Acuant FaceID biometric facial recognition 


Aware's CaptureSuite software deployed at US land border 14 February 2020

Aware, a leading global provider of biometrics software products, solutions and services, today announced that its CaptureSuite solution has been chosen by the CBP for deployment at U.S. land border crossings.


Dermalog develops border system with in-built fever detection 14 February 2020

Dermalog has developed the first biometric border control system with integrated fever detection, identifying potentially infected travelers right at border entrance to contain epidemics.

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Homeland Security hearing on DHS face recognition use - transcript 11 February 2020

KL airport pilots face recognition tech 03 February 2020

Dermalog highlights biometric borders work in Thailand 28 January 2020

Biometrics to become box-office in year ahead: Equifax 22 January 2020

Uber banned in Birmingham 21 January 2020

Mobile biometrics visa service for Italians in India 02 January 2020

CBP and privacy groups discuss Biometric Entry-Exit 09 December 2019

UK's Conservatives to increase biometrics at borders 02 December 2019

Beijing deploys facial recognition tech in subway 30 October 2019

Finnair and Finavia pilot biometric authentication in air travel 18 October 2019

Technology to drive advances in passenger experience : IATA 15 October 2019

Facial Recognition System Installed at Moi International Airport 09 October 2019

Frontex testing biometric border checks at Lisbon airport 07 October 2019

CBP implements biometric system at Detroit Metropolitan Airport 26 September 2019

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Features

Waving goodbye to queues with your fingerprint?

Advanced optical biometric devices that read fingerprints at walking speed, as users wave their hands through scanners, promise to resolve speed issues raised by previous biometric authentication methods. But experts caution that it may not be so straightforward.


What is the Apex Air Entry and Exit Re-Engineering project?

A question and answer session designed to answer questions about the Apex Air Entry/Exit Re-Engineering (AEER) project and its integration of biometrics


EAB Contribution to Horizon 2020 consultations

An outline of some key research priorities and objectives are presented as input to the preliminary consultations surrounding the theme of Trustworthy ICT within the Horizon 2020 programme.


Airports: a mirror for future biometrics?

Are humanoid robots the future of border controls? Could the whole experience from getting a passport, buying a ticket, dropping of luggage and being pre-cleared for travel, shopping at and being monitored at the airport and on aircraft to leaving the destination airport be automated by biometrics in user-friendly, secure, acceptable and visible ways?


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Events

Identity Week Asia 2020 1-2 Sep 20

Identity Week London 2020 23-24 Sep 20

connect:ID 17-18 Mar 21

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